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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
As the Papal Conclave elects Jorge Bergoglio, today we’rel be in conversation with early Christian scholar Candida Moss about the power structures of the Vatican that goes beyond the position of Pope. We also talk about her book The Myth of Persecution. Then later we talk to Vikki Law about the history of women uprisings … Continued
We continue our series of conversations on historic uprisings with social movement historian George Katsiaficas. He has just finished a two volume set called Asia’s Unknown Uprisings.
As the Papal Conclave at the Vatican gets under way to select a new Pope, today we’re in conversation about liberation theology with Blase Bonpane, Director of the Office of Americas and liberation theology scholar. But first we talk to James Salt, executive director of Catholics United, about the Conclave itself.
North Korea announced today that it has pulled out of the 1953 armistices that unofficially has held the peace for the last 60 years. Meanwhile South Korea and the US begin military drills off the Peninsula today. For analysis we’ll talk to Paul Liem of the Korea Policy Institute. Then we continue our series of … Continued
Extended excerpts from Republican Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan as CIA Director. We’ll also have analysis with Bruce Fein, former Deputy Attorney General under the Reagan administration.
